0.25 tsp of this has 640 mg of Potassium.
And it's cheap too. (I dont really use the so called "electrolytes" that you can buy commercially... they are too pricey)
I did the math No-salt was cheaper then the supplement. I like no-salt better then combined salt. Since it just makes my sugar free juice taste like a sports drink.
Amazon.com : NoSalt Original Sodium-Free Salt Alternative, 11 Oz : Grocery & Gourmet Food
get a tight fitting under shirt with a loose opaque shirt ontop. AND obligatory precaution, put some frigging deodorant on and guzzle a big glass of water before going cause this is going to make you sweat.
AND since you're going be wanting to loose weight stay away from the sports drinks. If you need potassium after sweating too much, pickle juice or No Salt are great sources that don't have sugar.
Do you exercise? My first time fasting I could only do 24 hours. If your not exercising you should start. 30 minutes of daily cardio. Be sure to exercise while fasted. Then don't be in a rush to end your fast. End it the following day when your body demands. If it doesn't demand continue to fast.
Your taking salt but are you taking potassium salt. Buy a bottle of No-Salt Amazon.com : NoSalt Original Sodium-Free Salt Alternative, 11 Oz : Grocery & Gourmet Food It will make any drink taste like Gatorade.
A good way to get in your daily recommended in take of potassium is to get those clear gel caps you can fill yourself, you can get them from most health food stores, and fill them with salt-free salt which is mostly Potassium Chloride.
You need about 2 teaspoons a day of this stuff, if I remember the math correctly (but you may want to check that if you try this yourself) which works out to about two or three of these capsules a day. I recommend the capsules because this stuff tastes awful. Don't believe the marketing that says it tastes just like salt: It tastes nothing like salt. It tastes metallic and bitter.
they are 90mg potassium, so you would have to take like 22 to hit 2000mg potassium, but I used to take 2000mg but recently upped it to the RDA of 4700mg
basically the only option that makes sense is the potassium chloride powder sold as a salt substitute, a couple brands I know are "no salt" and "salt free", its about 2300mg per teaspoon
Yep. Sodium is self explainitory, potassium is rare but heres an example of what you're looking for, potassium choride (not citrate) https://www.amazon.com/NoSalt-Sodium-Free-Salt-Alternative-Ounce/dp/B0183RU7VI/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=nosalt&qid=1551326571&s=gateway&sr=8-2
You need to make your electrolyte mix, the stuff you buy doesn't give you enough.
Electrolyte needs are highly personal so you really just need to experiment, but yes the amounts in the wiki are about right.
This is a copy/paste I have for what I do. I've also had to adjust the amounts down as I've lost weight, around 250 I had to take almost double what I need now.
For electrolytes I have a 2L water bottle that I mix each morning with
Pro-tip: Use a weekly pill box to prepare your salt mix for the week
2 L water
7 g Morton Pink Salt (which gives ~2.7g sodium)
8 g NoSalt (which gives ~2.9g potassium)
I have 24oz insulated Bubba tumbler w/ straw that I use to do the actual drinking and I recently started adding <strong>Great Value brand Fruit Punch drink mix</strong> which makes it so much easier to insure I drink all of it.
Remember: This is what works for me and I've had to adjust it as I've lost weight, electrolyte need is very personal and you need to experiment to see what works best for you
Good god don't take it in one shot lol. It will literally go right through you and you'll be on the toilet pissing out your butt all day. You'll make that mistake only once.
I have a copy/paste thing:
For electrolytes I have a 2L water bottle that I mix each morning with
2 L water
13 g Morton Pink Salt (which gives 5g sodium)
11 g NoSalt (which gives 4g potassium)
I have 24oz insulated Bubba tumbler w/ straw that I use to do the actual drinking and I recently started adding <strong>Great Value brand Fruit Punch drink mix</strong> which makes it so much easier to insure I drink all of it.
Note how much salt and potassium you need is highly personable, you may not need as much as I use or you may need more, you have to experiment a little to get it just right.
Yeah No Salt is all potassium chloride. 4g of that with 6g salt in my ketoade in the morning and I'm good to go til my lunch time salty water.
Check out the electrolytes page on the
!wiki
Here's mine in particular:
For electrolytes I have a 2L water bottle that I mix each morning with
Pro-tip: Use a weekly pill box to prepare your salt mix for the week
2 L water
7 g Morton Pink Salt (which gives ~2.7g sodium)
8 g NoSalt (which gives ~2.9g potassium)
I have 24oz insulated Bubba tumbler w/ straw that I use to do the actual drinking and I recently started adding <strong>Great Value brand Fruit Punch drink mix</strong> which makes it so much easier to insure I drink all of it.
Remember: This is what works for me and I've had to adjust it as I've lost weight, electrolyte need is very personal and you need to experiment to see what works best for you
First I encourage you to check our wiki (also linked in the sidebar)
It's especially important while extended fasting to maintain your electrolytes wiki page.
Please read that and take it to heart! Maintaining those electrolytes is the key to fasting safely and doing so prevents refeeding syndrome. So when it comes to breaking your fast, the only thing you really have to worry about is finding what's easy on your stomach.
Keeping away from carbs is best, at least as your first meal, since you're in ketosis and having a carb heavy meal right out the gate will make you feel like crap.
Personally I break all my fasts the same way -> 2-3 hard boiled eggs, 1oz ish of cheese, and some salami. I eat that while I'm making the main meal which is always steak or chicken + green beans/spinach/broccoli.
Somme people find eggs a bit intolerable for breaking a fast so you'll have to see how you feel about that.
As far drinking water, again refer to the electrolytes page and you'll find some guidelines on making your own electrolyte mix which is basically sodium + potassium in water. You'll want to drink the right amount of that per day.
Personally I do this:
For electrolytes I have a 2L water bottle that I mix each morning with
2 L water
13 g Morton Pink Salt (which gives 5g sodium)
11 g NoSalt (which gives 4g potassium)
I have 24oz insulated Bubba tumbler w/ straw that I use to do the actual drinking and I recently started adding <strong>Great Value brand Fruit Punch drink mix</strong> which makes it so much easier to insure I drink all of it.
Some people need a bit more salt/potassium/magnesium, some need a bit less. You just have to experiment to make sure you're getting enough.
First I encourage you to check our wiki (also linked in the sidebar)
It's especially important while extended fasting to maintain your electrolytes wiki page.
Please read that and take it to heart! Maintaining those electrolytes is the key to fasting safely and doing so prevents refeeding syndrome. So when it comes to breaking your fast, the only thing you really have to worry about is finding what's easy on your stomach.
Keeping away from carbs is best, at least as your first meal, since you're in ketosis and having a carb heavy meal right out the gate will make you feel like crap.
Personally I break all my fasts the same way -> 2-3 hard boiled eggs, 1oz ish of cheese, and some salami. I eat that while I'm making the main meal which is always steak or chicken + green beans/spinach/broccoli.
Somme people find eggs a bit intolerable for breaking a fast so you'll have to see how you feel about that.
As far drinking water, again refer to the electrolytes page and you'll find some guidelines on making your own electrolyte mix which is basically sodium + potassium in water. You'll want to drink the right amount of that per day.
Personally I do this:
For electrolytes I have a 2L water bottle that I mix each morning with
2 L water
13 g Morton Pink Salt (which gives 5g sodium)
11 g NoSalt (which gives 4g potassium)
I have 24oz insulated Bubba tumbler w/ straw that I use to do the actual drinking and I recently started adding <strong>Great Value brand Fruit Punch drink mix</strong> which makes it so much easier to insure I drink all of it.
Some people need a bit more salt/potassium/magnesium, some need a bit less. You just have to experiment to make sure you're getting enough.
Check out the wiki page for Electrolytes
Any premixed isn't going to give you enough and will be criminally expensive. Please check the wiki, you need way more electrolytes than you think you do.
Personally I do this:
For electrolytes I have a 2L water bottle that I mix each morning with
I have 24oz insulated Bubba tumbler w/ straw that I use to do the actual drinking and I recently started adding <strong>Great Value brand Fruit Punch drink mix</strong> which makes it so much easier to insure I drink all of it.
Then I just use a regular magnesium supplement.
Yes rice flour would break your fast.
I think they actually meant this stuff, https://www.amazon.com/NoSalt-Sodium-Free-Salt-Alternative-Ounce/dp/B0183RU7VI
Which to be fair does taste awful.
https://www.amazon.com/NoSalt-Sodium-Free-Salt-Alternative-Ounce/dp/B0183RU7VI/
This is Potassium. You mix it with water. Add some regular salt too. You're done.
I made a mistake, usually it is potassium chloride.
https://www.amazon.com/NoSalt-Sodium-Free-Salt-Alternative-Ounce/dp/B0183RU7VI/
https://www.amazon.com/Sodium-Free-Substitute-Potassium-Alternative-Seasoning/dp/B000H1558E/
It is a salt substitute known as "No Salt".
Here is a link for what it looks like. You can get it at every big store like Walmart or Target if you are in the US.
NoSalt Original Sodium-Free Salt Alternative, 11 Oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0183RU7VI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_XJVDWXNG7EDDBKA9J2FZ
I’ve purchased salt free alternative for my parents and they told me it’s an excellent replacement. The ingredients mimic salt.
Give it a try.
I've always found potassium chloride to be hella cheap and convenient.
You can buy potassium salt in most U.S. supermarkets, but you need to know what you're looking for. It's usually found in the salt and spices section. It is a salt substitute for people on low sodium diets, with the main ingredient being potassium chloride (this is the potassium salt you're looking for).
Here are a couple of brands that I've seen locally:
https://www.amazon.com/NoSalt-Sodium-Free-Salt-Alternative-Ounce/dp/B0183RU7VI/
just sprinkle some potassium chloride on there
(not really though)
NoSalt Original Sodium-Free Salt Alternative, 11 Oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0183RU7VI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_hBO7Fb6E5HWB2
Enjoy! It’s saltier than salt, to some people. (And radioactive, not on the label...)
This tastes very similar to salt. It's potassium. https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B0183RU7VI/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_j5b7FbZN4MKYH
Personally I do this:
For electrolytes I have a 2L water bottle that I mix each morning with
2 L water
13 g Morton Pink Salt (which gives 5g sodium)
11 g NoSalt (which gives 4g potassium)
I have 24oz insulated Bubba tumbler w/ straw that I use to do the actual drinking and I recently started adding <strong>Great Value brand Fruit Punch drink mix</strong> which makes it so much easier to insure I drink all of it.
And then I have a regular magnesium supplement I take everyday.
I drink water with salt and potassium for electrolytes and sugar free/zero cal drinks like diet coke, tea. I also take magnesium and a multivitamin.
Check out our wiki pages for a lot of good info
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Personally I do this:
For electrolytes I have a 2L water bottle that I mix each morning with
2 L water
13 g Morton Pink Salt (which gives 5g sodium)
11 g NoSalt (which gives 4g potassium)
I have 24oz insulated Bubba tumbler w/ straw that I use to do the actual drinking and I recently started adding <strong>Great Value brand Fruit Punch drink mix</strong> which makes it so much easier to insure I drink all of it.
15h15m into my current fast (dirty water - water, sf drinks, tea, etc).
For electrolytes I have a 2L water bottle that I mix each morning with
I have 24oz insulated Bubba tumbler w/ straw that I use to do the actual drinking and I recently started adding <strong>Great Value brand Fruit Punch drink mix</strong> which makes it so much easier to insure I drink all of it.
Broke last fast (~30 hours) last night since I had >!filet mignon!< I needed to cook
Might do 3 days, might do 5+. IDK I'll see how I feel
Replaying Sims 3 at the moment which definitely helps stay busy (and also neglect housework lol)
Still working on dropping this weight :D
I got them all on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/NoSalt-Sodium-Free-Salt-Alternative-Ounce/dp/B0183RU7VI
https://www.amazon.com/Spice-Lab-Pink-Himalayan-Salt/dp/B004LKVRLG
https://www.amazon.com/Bobs-Red-Mill-Pure-Baking/dp/B014GMV7RC
https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Organic-Ingredients-Magnesium-All-Natural/dp/B075MV4F58
https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Way-Cayenne-Potency-Packaging/dp/B0009ET9XQ
I got them all on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/NoSalt-Sodium-Free-Salt-Alternative-Ounce/dp/B0183RU7VI
https://www.amazon.com/Spice-Lab-Pink-Himalayan-Salt/dp/B004LKVRLG
https://www.amazon.com/Bobs-Red-Mill-Pure-Baking/dp/B014GMV7RC
https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Organic-Ingredients-Magnesium-All-Natural/dp/B075MV4F58
https://www.amazon.com/Natures-Way-Cayenne-Potency-Packaging/dp/B0009ET9XQ
The main idea with the snake diet is maximizing the time you fast for the health benefits, it just happens that most people are overweight so weightloss is a top priority as well. The snake diet at its core is basically fasting as long as you can as frequently as possible, which for lean people usually works out to being OMAD + a 48 hour fast on the weekends sometimes.
Any salt intake is really just about hitting the recommended daily amount. With doing OMAD it's not really necessary to drink snake juice as long as your getting your necessary intake of potassium / sodium / magnesium. For example Cole did a month of no water or snake juice eating bacon and cucumbers.
For people who fast longer, one of the main reasons to use snake juice is that electrolyte deficiencies are pretty dang dangerous. Water fasting without potassium and sodium can be fatal largely due to a potassium deficiency causing heartbeat problems. That and you just kinda feel crappy without the electrolytes.
If you want to buy the potassium salt or the magnesium salt here are some amazon links.
https://www.amazon.com/NoSalt-Sodium-Free-Salt-Alternative-Ounce/dp/B0183RU7VI
https://www.amazon.com/Pure-Organic-Ingredients-Magnesium-All-Natural/dp/B075MV4F58